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Remembering Maya Angelou

By Adrienne Raptis | May 29, 2014
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With Maya Angelou’s recent passing, we thought we would commemorate the amazing author, poet and role model by writing a bit about her life and works. Angelou was born in 1928 in Missouri, the child of working-class parents who divorced shortly after she was born. When Angelou was eight, she was sexually abused by her…

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William Shakespeare: The Second Folio

By Adrienne Raptis | May 28, 2014
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We carry a rare Second Shakespeare Folio, also known as Mr. William Shakespeare’s Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Besides being extremely excited about having this unique book and piece of history, we wanted to share exactly what the Second Folio is and why it is so important. The Second Shakespeare Folio is essentially the second edition…

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All About Golf

By Adrienne Raptis | May 13, 2014
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With the spring weather greening up the grass and Father’s Day just around the corner, we thought we’d highlight several of our favorite rare, first edition books all about golf. The name Jack Nicklaus is synonymous with golf and it’s no surprise that he has written a variety of books about the game. My 55…

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Dick Francis: The Thrill of Horse Racing

By Adrienne Raptis | May 1, 2014
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With the Kentucky Derby just days away, we are getting in the horse racing mood and being rare book enthusiasts, can’t help but think of Dick Francis and his body of work. Francis, who grew up in Berkshire, England, was a professional jockey and won over 350 races in his accomplished career. He was first…

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Rare Books, Wine, and Food: The Perfect Pairing

By Adrienne Raptis | April 28, 2014
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At Raptis Rare Books, we love to throw parties. This week we had a lovely blind wine tasting, along with a wine and book exchange. Like an aged Cabernet and high quality steak, books about wine and food go together seamlessly and are some of the most popular books to give as gifts for birthdays,…

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Author Spotlight – Gabriel Garcia Marquez

By Adrienne Raptis | April 19, 2014
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Known as ‘Gabo’ by his affectionate and loyal fans, Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s death on April 17th, 2014, is being mourned around the world. Marquez is considered one of the world’s greatest writers and the Columbian writer’s well-known works include novels, short stories, screenplays and articles. The Nobel Prize winner first gained popularity and respect after…

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Rudyard Kipling’s Time in Vermont

By Adrienne Raptis | April 9, 2014
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Last week we had a rare opportunity to travel back in time to meet one of the world’s most beloved English storytellers of all time, Joseph Rudyard Kipling. His fiction works are some of the world’s favorites, especially his collection of short stories titled The Jungle Book. What many don’t know, however, is that Kipling…

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Great Works on the Stock Market

By Adrienne Raptis | March 31, 2014
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Signed, First Edition Copy of The Stock Market Crash – And After There are a select group of financial scholars and leaders that have left behind great literary works, helping us to better understand the stock market and other aspects of the global financial system. We carry several of these rare, historical books about the…

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Mark Twain and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn First Edition Issue Points

Mark Twain and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn First Edition Issue Points

By Adrienne Raptis | March 24, 2014
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his nom de plume Mark Twain, was one of the most critically acclaimed and popular writers of our time. His vast body of work spans multiple genres. Twain was able to accurately reflect the sensitive social issues of his day in a way that intimately touched his readers and…

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Author Spotlight – Truman Capote

By Adrienne Raptis | February 14, 2014
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The life of Truman Capote was riddled with glamor, addiction and even murder. His books are a staple among literary classics and Capote believed that real-life events could make better fiction than the imagination could ever dream of. The movie version of his own life was a testament to that. Capote, starring the recently deceased…

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